And in Thy name cities and towns shall burn,

And in Thy name countries shall be laid waste,

And in Thy name curses shall be uttered,

And in Thy name there shall be slavery

Of body and of spirit.

For behold

The centurion and the scribe! The one

Shall murder in Thy name, the other bless

Him in Thy name. Wretched millions shall pay

For Thy dream with their most precious estate,